Juventus are reportedly preparing to offer Chelsea a cut-price fee in an attempt to sign Juan Cuadrado on a permanent basis following his successful loan spell in Turin.

The Colombian winger moved to Stamford Bridge early last year for £23.3 million but failed to make an impact in west London and was subsequently loaned out to Juve.

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He has been a solid performer under manager Massimiliano Allegri and the Serie A giants now want to sign him permanently, but they are only prepared to offer between €14 and 15 million (£11 to 11.8 million), not the €20 million (£15.7 million) fee that was included in the original loan deal, per Italian outlet Calciomercato.

The report indicates that Juventus could have the upper hand in any negotiations, as Cuadrado himself wants to stay at the club and is not eager to return to Stamford Bridge.

He endured a fairly miserable time at Chelsea, as he played only 26 minutes of Premier League football. However, in 18 Serie A appearances, he has scored three times and provided four assists this term, per WhoScored.com.

He was never more influential than he was in Juve's 2-0 away defeat of Frosinone on Sunday, for which he was awarded man of the match. Allegri's side won a 14th league game on the bounce, per WhoScored.com:

However, if Juve cough up the originally mandated €20 million (£15.7 million) fee, then they should be able to secure Cuadrado as a permanent signing.

Elsewhere, Chelsea have potentially been given a boost in their reported pursuit of West Ham United's Dimitri Payet.

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The Blues have been reported, along with Arsenal, to be "monitoring" the Frenchman's situation, per UcheAmako of the Express.

And the Hammers have reportedly been left "stunned" by Payet's agent's demands that his client receive a new £125,000-a-week deal just eight months after joining West Ham, per Darren Lewis in the Mirror.

Far from the news driving a wedge between player and club, though, West Ham have put out a statement denying the claims, while Payet, 28, has committed his future to the east London outfit: